What's New in the Sewing Room??

Well, I've been busy doing some quilting in the past few weeks and I'm going to start sharing my projects on my blog. I have been quilting for about 25 years I think.. the first "real" quilt top I ever made was back in 1989 when I was working in North Bay, Ontario. I got off a stretch of night shifts at the hospital and decided to make a quilt. Not much planning involved but my scissors got a work out as I cut up over 200 squares of fabric to make an Irish Chain quilt. I am so glad someone invented a rotary cutter..what an amazing tool it is. With a sharp blade and a steady hand you can buck up 8 layers of fabric in no time and before you know it you have all your pieces cut and ready to sew.

I digress... I've made big quilts, medium sized quilts, lap quilts, table runners, wall hangings.. you name it. I prefer traditional patterns and country colors but will venture out and work with funky stuff once in a while. I'm not into some of the more modern prints that remind me of technicolor vomit... whatever I'm sewing with it has to be peaceful to cut up and sew back together. That sounds odd but believe me if you have to work with colors and prints that aggravate the soul it isn't fun!

So, here are my two very latest projects. I am enrolled in a Mug Rug swap and these two delightful little quilts were so much fun to make. Traditional piecing, "lick and stick" applique (Wonder Under) and hand and machine applique stitching.

I was at a quilt retreat a few weekends ago and, although I only got one project near completion it was a fun one to work on. There are 921 pieces in this scrap quilt; I made it entirely of scrap fabric. Just have to put borders on it. Traditional star patterns have always been a favorite of mine so this was a perfect match with all the bits and pieces of scraps I had.

See you later.. I'm heading back into my sewing room to figure out the next project!